Intern Review

by Tesco plc

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    1.2
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Challenging most the time, occasionally pretty dull

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My job was mostly nagging, so winning them over was a bit of a challenge

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • my boss was excellent, though when we went on holiday for a 1/4 of my internship noone else stepped in.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • sometimes bored stiff, sometimes rammed full of work

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • that was the best bit

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • my degree, not at all. my career, hopefully a lot

    2/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • a little soul-less

    2/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • the HR dpt were a bit slap-dash

    2/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • they tried, but they did it badly

    1/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • 1/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • not for me, but most others are going for it

    2/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • yeh it was great

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • london...

    1/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • london!

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • not really

    2/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Retail

London

August 2013


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